βασιλεία

See also: Βασιλεία, βασίλεια, and βασίλειον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the stem of βασιλεύς (basileús, king) + -ίᾱ (-íā, abstract noun suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βᾰσῐλείᾱ • (basileíā) f (genitive βᾰσῐλείᾱς); first declension

  1. A kingdom, a dominion
  2. A hereditary monarchy
  3. The office of king
    1. (in Athens) the office of archon
  4. (with passive meaning) being ruled by a king

Inflection

Adjective

βᾰσῐλείᾱ • (basileíā)

  1. inflection of βᾰσῐ́λειος (basíleios):
    1. nominative/vocative singular feminine
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative dual feminine

Further reading

Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /va.siˈli.a/
  • Hyphenation: βα‧σι‧λεί‧α

Noun

βασιλεία • (vasileía) f (plural βασιλείες)

  1. monarchy, kingdom, kingship

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